Environmental Responsibility: Policies and Guidelines

This collection of policies and guidelines to reduce environmental impact is specifically relevant to exhibition making and touring.

Policies and Guidelines

European Registrar’s Group – Declaration and Environmental Guidelines

The European Registrars Group shared in July 2025 their ‘Declaration and Environmental Guidelines for loans’ document. It is designed to be used as a tool for lenders and borrowers when negotiating environmental parameters for objects on loan, and uses the Bizot Guidelines as a starting point.

Bizot Green Protocol September 2023 refresh and Handbook #2 MOBILITY Towards Greener Transport 2023 

NMDC (National Museum Directors Council) UK Museum COP Report, 2024 

Review of the GIS (UK Government Indemnity Scheme) Environmental Guidelines 

GCC (Gallery Climate Coalition) is an international community of arts organisations working to reduce our sector’s environmental impacts.  They develop and share best practice, provide leadership on sector specific environmental issues, and work to leverage the collective power of their membership to achieve systemic changes. 

NEMO (Network of European Museum Organisations) / Deutscher Museums Bund 2023 Guidelines: Climate Protection in Museums 

Icon (Institute of Conservation) Environmental Statement 2020 (Addendum 2020) 

Icon Guidance note on environmental management for collections and climate sustainability 

If you know of any policies and guidelines that specifically support sector colleagues working to reduce the environmental impact of exhibitions and touring that we have not included here, please let us know by emailing seminars@theexhibitionsgroup.org.uk.